The Press., 1887-12-15
nesday evening, and pleasant evening

Rev. Joseph Hollingshead, pastor of Central Methodist church, Norwich, gives the last platform lecture at the Methodist church Friday evening. Subject: "Ram- bles in the British Isles" MT. Hollings- head is very interesting speaker, and has been pastor Of large churches in Provi- dence and Newport. He merits a full house. The last entertainment of the course will be Prof. Turner's stereopticon exhibition on "Americaa" next week Thursday evening, Dec 22d. Nearly 200 views of American scenery, &c., will be thrown on mammoth canvas 20 it. square by the aid of oxy-hydrogen light. MT. Hollingshead's lecture and Prof. Turner's America will ftly, close this interesting course of lecture. Admission to each 25c.
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 --Burnham Lillibridge, who died at his home in Wilmington, on Saturday, aged 82 years, was one of the best known citizens of the town. He was born on Village Hill, in 1905, in 8 house which is yet standing On the death of his grandfath- CT he inherited the farm upon which he has since lived. The farm is situated on Roaring Brook, and upon it Mir. L. built the saw and shingle mills which have given the locality the name of Lillibridge's mills. There are also shops and machinery connected for the making of spokes. Mir. Lillibridge's grandfather and himself have owned the farm continuously for 113 years. The farm contains 45O acres, much of it heavily timbered, the saw mill being kept at work upon other timber. while that up- on the premises continued to gsin in bulk and value. MT. Lillibridge held the uni versal esteem and respect as man of hon. est purposes, good sense, and strong con- victions. His townsmen have shown their confidence by giving him every important office in their gift--legislator, selectman, justice, etc. He was 8 valuable citizen to the town. He reared eleven children to maturity, seven of whom are yet living, the sons being David, who lives in Som CTS, Jeremiah, who lives ill Torrington, Freeman, who lives in Cleveland, Ohio, Martin, who is in Florida, and Sherman, living in Wilmington. The daughters are the wives of Samuel Hammond of Hart ford, Mich, and Edwin Maine of Ashford.
 (Cerrespondence)
 The Congregationalists have given call to Rev. s. Y. Lum to become their pastor. He has not yet signifed his &C., ceptanee.
 Il. W. Holt butchered an eight months pig the other day that weighed-56 lbs He says he ought to have taken it up to the fair.
 -Gilbert Amidon is talking of repairing mp the old mill at the Hollow.
 -D-acon G. O. Southwick and wife, formerly of this town, united with the Methodist church i'll Willimantic recently
 Mrs. Phebe Hanson, of Fishkill Land ing, N. Y., has bought Mrs. Sarah |. Car strom's phce at the Glass Factory.
 Charles A. Robbins and family are to remove to South Willington.
 John G. Rider arrived in town from Illinois last Monday. He is stopping at the old homestead.
 -Georgie Jones, whom many will re- member as little lame boy, living with his father on the old Abbe place, east of the depot, was in town recently. Georgie is now nearl y twenty-one, has acquired a good education, and is now doing we'll at his trade in New Hampshire.
 Teacher Richardson has repaired tbe blackboards aud tinted up the inside of the Glass Factory school house in good shape There is talk of an old d-fashioned spelling school there soon, when the hat will be passed around in order to reimburse MT. Richardson little Ariel Hanover has, we hear, presented the district with five cords of wood.
 Henry Clay Whitford, now a Willi- mantic policeman, has recently bought lot in that borough, on which he intends to build soon. E.
 School Dist. No. g, fall term. Num- Der of pupils registered, 40; average daily attendance, 35; neither absent nor tardy during the term, Lulu Champlin, Arthur Spicer; not absent, Wallace Preston, Georgie Oonnor, Walter Connor, Frankie Spicer; absent only one day, Bertie Baker day, Christine Essex, Nellie Morrison, Lena Korper, Clarence. Essex, Georgie Bracket, Louis Korper, Fred Boynton.